Event Description
Vision Australia Library is a proud supporter of this year’s Melbourne Writers Festival. We are honoured to host Anita Heiss (Wiradyuri Nation), as she discusses her latest novel, ‘The Paradise Pact’.
Anita describes ‘The Paradise Pact’ as “our shared story of sistahood and self”. It is a novel that “celebrates women in all their phases: mothers, grandmothers, friends, lovers, runners, dreamers. It honours the richness of sisterhood and the quiet power of choosing yourself without abandoning those you love.” (Mindy Woods)
Anita will be In Conversation with Hana Assafiri, author of ‘Moroccan Soup Bar; Recipes of a Spoken Menu, and a Little Bit of Spice’, and ‘Hana: The audacity to be free’. Hana is a Melbourne-based social activist, feminist and owner of the popular Moroccan Soup Bar restaurant.
About Anita Heiss
Anita is an internationally published author of over twenty books across genres including non-fiction, historical fiction, commercial fiction and children’s fiction. She is one of Australia’s most prolific and well-known authors, her most notable works include the best-selling novel ‘Tiddas’, award winning ‘Barbed Wire and Cherry Blossoms’ and ‘Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray’.
As an advocate for Indigenous literacy, Anita has worked in remote communities encouraging young Indigenous Australians to write their own stories. She is a Lifetime Ambassador for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, Professor of Communications at the University of Queensland, and Publisher at Large for Bundyi Publishing.
Venue
We welcome our in-person guests to join us at Vision Australia's Head Office: 454 Glenferrie Road, Kooyong, Victoria. We encourage you to arrive from 6.30pm, to ensure you are comfortably seated for a prompt 7pm start.
The Conference Centre at the Vision Australia, Kooyong is wheelchair accessible, has an accessible bathroom and two disabled parking spots are available.
Vision Australia’s Kooyong Office is located opposite Kooyong Train Station (Glen Waverley line) by crossing Talbot Avenue. Tram 16 stops on the corner of Glenferrie Road and Talbot Crescent (stop #65).
Street parking is available in nearby Sir Zelman Cowan Park.
For those not able to attend in-person, we invite you to attend the livestream.
